In baseball, legends are born in October. The first to burst onto the scene in 2025 was New York Yankees rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler. He made MLB history on October 2 when he became the first pitcher ever to throw eight shutout innings with at least 12 strikeouts and no walks in a 4-0 New York win over their archrival, the Boston Red Sox. The win sent the Yankees to the American League Division Series and marked the 27-time World Champions' first series win over the Red Sox in the playoffs since 2003, when Schlittler was just 2 years old.